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Supergirl S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

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  • eclair

    Word

    a long, thin cake filled with cream and covered with icing

  • deceptively

    Word

    in a way that gives a false or misleading impression

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • tripe

    Word

    the stomach of a cow or other animal, used as food

  • exemplify

    Word

    to show something clearly by example

  • indistinctly

    Word

    in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • braiding

    Word

    the act of making a braid or braids by weaving strands together

  • obsidian

    Word

    a hard, dark volcanic glass formed when lava cools very quickly

  • ocular

    Word

    relating to the eye or vision

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • forsake

    Word

    to leave someone or something and not come back

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  • blurt

    Word

    to say something suddenly and without thinking

  • dilation

    Word

    the process of becoming wider or larger

  • scrimmage

    Word

    a practice game between two teams

  • conscript

    Word

    to force someone to join the armed forces

  • brevity

    Word

    the quality of using few words; shortness

  • invulnerable

    Word

    impossible or very hard to harm, damage, or defeat

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • technicality

    Word

    a small detail or rule that may seem unimportant but can affect a decision or result

  • schematic

    Word

    shown in a simple, symbolic, or diagram-like way

  • pegging

    Word

    the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes

  • purgatory

    Word

    in Roman Catholic teaching, a place or state where souls are purified before heaven

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

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  • scone

    Word

    a small baked bread roll, often served with tea

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • brainy

    Word

    smart and quick to learn or understand

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • saver

    Word

    a person who saves money or resources

  • sonnet

    Word

    a poem with 14 lines and a fixed rhyme scheme

  • substantive

    Word

    important and meaningful, with real substance

  • pave

    Word

    to cover a road, path, or area with stone, bricks, concrete, or asphalt

  • apocalyptic

    Word

    describing a disaster or situation that seems like the end of the world

  • technicals

    Word

    the practical details of something, especially the technical ones

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • overdo

    Word

    to do something too much or too intensely

  • dumpling

    Word

    a small piece of dough, often filled, that is boiled, steamed, or fried

  • confiscate

    Word

    to take something away from someone using legal or official authority

  • atrium

    Word

    a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof

  • psychics

    Word

    people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

  • cipher

    Word

    a system of secret symbols or letters used to hide a message

  • civilize

    Word

    to make people or a place more civilized and polite

  • augment

    Word

    to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength

  • paving

    Word

    the hard surface that covers a road, path, or area

  • spiked

    Word

    having spikes or sharp points

  • martian

    Word

    relating to the planet Mars or to imagined life there

  • ode

    Word

    a poem that praises a person, thing, or idea

  • hypocrisy

    Word

    the behavior of pretending to have beliefs or standards that your actions do not match

  • psyche

    Word

    the mind or soul of a person

  • entail

    Word

    to involve something as a necessary part or result

  • repent

    Word

    to feel sorry and guilty about something wrong you have done

  • decipher

    Word

    to figure out or read something that is hard to understand, especially a code or message

  • bureaucracy

    Word

    a system of government or organization with many rules and officials

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • hive mind

    Phrase

    a group of people who seem to think or act as one

  • large it

    Phrase

    To go out and have fun in a lively, carefree way

  • brow

    Word

    the part of the face above the eyes and below the hairline

  • braid

    Word

    a pattern made by weaving three or more strands together

  • hard on

    Phrase

    A strong sexual desire for someone

  • anguish

    Word

    severe mental suffering or great pain

  • resonance

    Word

    a deep, rich sound that continues for a moment

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • genetic engineering

    Phrase

    the use of techniques to change the genes of living things

  • scold

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    to speak to someone angrily because they did something wrong

  • migraine

    Word

    a severe headache that often affects one side of the head and may cause nausea or vision problems

  • substitution

    Word

    the act of replacing one thing with another

  • let's play

    Phrase

    a video in which someone plays a video game and talks about it

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • off the radar

    Phrase

    not getting much attention or being noticed

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • rue

    Word

    to feel regret about something you did or about what happened

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • subconscious

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    happening in the mind without you being aware of it

  • hive

    Word

    a box or structure where bees live and make honey

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • hide behind

    Phrase

    to use someone or something as a way to avoid blame or responsibility

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • inception

    Word

    the beginning or starting point of something, especially an organization, project, or process

  • trusting

    Word

    willing to believe that other people are honest and will not harm you

  • turn against

    Phrase

    to start opposing someone or something you used to support

  • manipulation

    Word

    the act of skillfully handling or controlling something

  • lighten

    Word

    to make or become lighter in color, weight, or mood

  • graceful

    Word

    moving in a smooth, attractive way; elegant

  • caught up

    Phrase

    involved in a situation, often without wanting to be

  • heavy metal

    Phrase

    a style of loud rock music with a strong beat

  • agony

    Word

    severe physical or mental pain

  • tied up

    Phrase

    busy and not available

  • hacker

    Word

    a person who breaks into computer systems or networks

  • diagnostic

    Word

    relating to tests that help find out what is wrong with something, especially a medical problem

  • lag

    Word

    to fall behind in movement, progress, or development

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • psychic

    Word

    someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

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